| Rank | Release
| Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Welcome to the Sticks | $24,432,264 | $18,053,027 | 73.9% | $6,379,237 | 26.1% | 906 | 4 | Pathé | - | false |
| 2 | I've Loved You So Long | $2,573,839 | $1,824,944 | 70.9% | $748,895 | 29.1% | 238 | 1 | UGC Distribution | - | false |
| 3 | Vantage Point | $2,384,691 | $1,911,350 | 80.2% | $473,341 | 19.8% | 354 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 4 | The Last Deadly Mission | $1,996,788 | - | - | - | - | 478 | 2 | Gaumont | - | false |
| 5 | 10,000 BC | $1,992,324 | $1,492,348 | 74.9% | $499,976 | 25.1% | 562 | 2 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 6 | The Darjeeling Limited | $1,400,634 | $1,011,617 | 72.2% | $389,017 | 27.8% | 135 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | - | false |
| 7 | Female Agents | $1,166,838 | - | - | - | - | 457 | 3 | TFM Distribution | - | false |
| 8 | The New Protocol | $1,138,650 | - | - | - | - | 233 | 1 | StudioCanal | - | false |
| 9 | Taken | $1,128,843 | $860,679 | 76.2% | $268,164 | 23.8% | 304 | 4 | EuropaCorp | - | false |
| 10 | Paris | $743,947 | - | - | - | - | 375 | 5 | Mars Distribution | - | false |
| 11 | Be Kind Rewind | $698,975 | $503,640 | 72% | $195,335 | 28% | 190 | 3 | EuropaCorp | - | false |
| 12 | There Will Be Blood | $611,464 | - | - | - | - | 114 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | - | false |
| 13 | The Water Horse | $543,620 | $370,744 | 68.2% | $172,876 | 31.8% | 284 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | - | false |
| 14 | Modern Love | $538,923 | $368,309 | 68.3% | $170,614 | 31.7% | 182 | 2 | Pathé | - | false |
| 15 | Summer Hours | $496,994 | - | - | - | - | 187 | 3 | MK2 Diffusion | - | false |
| 16 | August Rush | $415,930 | $281,705 | 67.7% | $134,225 | 32.3% | 135 | 1 | EuropaCorp | - | false |
| 17 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | $382,867 | - | - | - | - | 209 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | - | false |
| 18 | Asterix at the Olympic Games | $356,420 | - | - | - | - | 560 | 8 | Pathé | - | false |
| 19 | Juno | $316,144 | $221,952 | 70.2% | $94,192 | 29.8% | 180 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | - | false |
| 20 | The Orphanage | $298,938 | - | - | - | - | 98 | 3 | Wild Bunch Distribution | - | false |
| 21 | Jumper | $273,498 | $202,680 | 74.1% | $70,818 | 25.9% | 158 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | - | false |
| 22 | Julia | $192,193 | - | - | - | - | 69 | 2 | StudioCanal | - | false |
| 23 | Black Sheep | $153,757 | - | - | - | - | 50 | 1 | Colifilms Distribution | - | false |
| 24 | Dans la vie | $153,677 | - | - | - | - | 87 | 2 | Pyramide Distribution | - | false |
| 25 | The Secret of the Grain | $149,796 | - | - | - | - | 170 | 15 | Pathé | - | false |
| 26 | The Pope's Toilet | $143,959 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 1 | Pierre Grise Distribution | - | false |
| 27 | Into the Wild | $143,035 | - | - | - | - | 210 | 11 | Pathé | - | false |
| 28 | No Country for Old Men | $141,580 | $102,535 | 72.4% | $39,045 | 27.6% | 121 | 9 | Paramount Pictures International | - | false |
| 29 | Untraceable | $138,185 | $111,290 | 80.5% | $26,895 | 19.5% | 50 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | - | false |
| 30 | The Merry Widow | $99,310 | - | - | - | - | 103 | 10 | Gaumont | - | false |
| 31 | Ben X | $89,873 | - | - | - | - | 60 | 1 | Océan Films | - | false |
| 32 | Trick or Treaters | $81,197 | - | - | - | - | 66 | 14 | Gébéka Films | - | false |
| 33 | Brick Lane | $79,923 | - | - | - | - | 31 | 2 | Diaphana Distribution | - | false |
| 34 | The Maiden and the Wolves | $59,475 | - | - | - | - | 105 | 6 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 35 | The Bucket List | $51,403 | - | - | - | - | 56 | 4 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 36 | Max & Co | $51,330 | - | - | - | - | 107 | 6 | Wild Bunch Distribution | - | false |
| 37 | Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame | $50,397 | - | - | - | - | 45 | 5 | Le Pacte | - | false |
| 38 | Nightwatching | $48,915 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 4 | Bac Films | - | false |
| 39 | The Kite Runner | $40,437 | $26,922 | 66.6% | $13,515 | 33.4% | 44 | 6 | Paramount Pictures International | - | false |
| 40 | Surviving with Wolves | $37,653 | - | - | - | - | 65 | 10 | Bac Films | - | false |
| 41 | Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins | $36,997 | $27,533 | 74.4% | $9,464 | 25.6% | 27 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | - | false |
| 42 | Deep Sea | $36,666 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 41 | La Géode | - | false |
| 43 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | $35,032 | - | - | - | - | 69 | 9 | Warner Bros. | - | false |
| 44 | L'été indien | $31,853 | - | - | - | - | 21 | 1 | Shellac Distribution | - | false |
| 45 | The Trip to Panama 2008 Re-release | $31,790 | - | - | - | - | 51 | 5 | Gébéka Films | - | false |
| 46 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $30,901 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | La Géode | - | false |
| 47 | Petites eclosions | $27,911 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 1 | Gébéka Films | - | false |
| 48 | The Feelings Factory | $23,969 | - | - | - | - | 55 | 7 | Les Films du Losange | - | false |
| 49 | Four Minutes | $22,925 | - | - | - | - | 37 | 10 | EuropaCorp | - | false |
| 50 | L'occitanienne | $22,450 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | Artédis | - | false |
| 51 | Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia | $18,778 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 46 | La Géode | - | false |
| 52 | P.S. I Love You | $16,928 | - | - | - | - | 46 | 7 | SND Films | - | false |
| 53 | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | $14,197 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 6 | Metropolitan Filmexport | - | false |
| 54 | La strada di Levi | $13,919 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | Chrysalis Films | - | false |
| 55 | My Führer | $13,444 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 2 | Jour2Fête | - | false |
| 56 | The Dead Girl | $12,222 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 3 | - | - | false |
| 57 | Rambo | $11,063 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 7 | Metropolitan Filmexport | - | false |
| 58 | Fear(s) of the Dark | $10,461 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 6 | Diaphana Distribution | - | false |
| 59 | P2 | $10,012 | - | - | - | - | 57 | 3 | SND Films | - | false |
| 60 | The Last Dining Table | $9,824 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | E.D. Distribution | - | false |
| 61 | Sisters of the Gion | $9,448 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | Carlotta Films | - | false |
| 62 | The Sugar Curtain | $9,088 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 24 | Epicentre Films | - | false |
| 63 | Mad Detective | $7,957 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | CTV International | - | false |
| 64 | The Band's Visit | $7,849 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 14 | Sophie Dulac Distribution | - | false |
| 65 | Orchestra Seats 2008 Re-release | $7,795 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | N/A | - | false |
| 66 | U2 3D | $7,363 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | National Geographic Cinema Ventures | - | false |
| 67 | Andalucia | $7,229 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | Eurozoom | - | false |
| 68 | Le Grand retour du western | $6,825 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | Ciné-Sorbonne | - | false |
| 69 | Broken Arrow | $6,592 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | Swashbuckler Films | - | false |
| 70 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | $6,008 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 14 | 20th Century Fox International | - | false |
| 71 | The Island 2008 Re-release | $5,397 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | Rézo Films | - | false |
| 72 | 5 Fingers 2008 Re-release | $5,002 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | Les Acacias | - | false |
| 73 | The Fox and the Child | $4,624 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 17 | Walt Disney Pictures | - | false |
| 74 | The Edge of Heaven | $4,382 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 19 | Pyramide Distribution | - | false |
| 75 | Lust, Caution | $4,041 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | UGC Distribution | - | false |
| 76 | The Counterfeiters | $3,322 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | Rézo Films | - | false |
| 77 | White Mane 2009 Re-release | $3,071 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | N/A | - | false |
| 78 | La Vie En Rose | $2,847 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 58 | TFM Distribution | - | false |
| 79 | Zabriskie Point | $2,802 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | Mission Distribution | - | false |
| 80 | Captain Ahab | $2,713 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | Sophie Dulac Distribution | - | false |
| 81 | A Star Is Born 2008 Re-release | $2,470 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | false |
| 82 | Algeria, Unspoken Stories | $2,398 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | Colifilms Distribution | - | false |
| 83 | It's a Free World... | $2,264 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 12 | Diaphana Distribution | - | false |
| 84 | Distant Voices, Still Lives 2007 Re-release | $2,038 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | Bac Films | - | false |
| 85 | The Ball | $1,904 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | Les Films de l'Astre | - | false |
| 86 | The Yellow House | $1,869 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | Sarah Films | - | false |
| 87 | The Savages | $1,723 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | - | false |
| 88 | Foster Child | $1,572 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | Ad Vitam Distribution | - | false |
| 89 | Cruising 2008 Re-release | $1,526 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | false |
| 90 | Promise Me This | $1,500 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | Mars Distribution | - | false |
| 91 | A Castle in Spain | $1,446 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | EuropaCorp | - | false |
| 92 | Breezy 2008 Re-release | $1,328 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | Splendor Films | - | false |
| 93 | Redacted | $1,293 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | TFM Distribution | - | false |
| 94 | The Spirit of the Beehive 2008 Re-release | $1,230 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | Carlotta Films | - | false |
| 95 | Bee Movie | $1,123 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 15 | Paramount Pictures International | - | false |
| 96 | Rivals | $781 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | StudioCanal | - | false |
| 97 | Her Name Is Sabine | $736 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | Les Films du Paradoxe | - | false |
| 98 | Desert Dream | $620 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | Solaris Distribution | - | false |
| 99 | We Own the Night | $522 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 17 | Wild Bunch Distribution | - | false |
| 100 | Battle for Haditha | $484 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | Surreal Films | - | false |
| 101 | Ratatouille | $475 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 34 | Buena Vista International | - | false |
| 102 | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | $395 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 30 | Bac Films | - | false |
| 103 | What If...? | $395 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | Haut et Court | - | false |
| 104 | Nights in Rodanthe | $358 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | Pointligneplan | - | false |
| 105 | Cortex | $278 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | Wild Bunch Distribution | - | false |
| 106 | The Mist | $270 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | TFM Distribution | - | false |
